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Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial)
This is a Photoshop tutorial on how to create a beautiful photo film strip, as seen in Apple’s iLife package design (’06 version) and DigitalMash website. The warp tool will be used to create the twisting effect (so, you need Photoshop CS2 or above to complete this tutorial). With the completion of this tutorial, you will be able build a photo strip with your own photos or artwork. Don’t miss out this fantastic feature!
1. Create a Strip (Vector Shapes)
First, create a strip with the Pen tool (either in Photoshop or Illustrator). We will use these shapes as a guideline and for masking purposes.
2. Photo Stack
Choose 3 photos of your choice and stack them together.
3. Warping (Photoshop Warp Tool)
Adjust the layer opacity to 40 or 50% so you can see the guideline underneath. Go to Edit > Transform > Warp. Now you should see a grid and 4 anchor points in the corner. To bending the image, simply drag the anchor points, direction points, or grid lines.
Repeat this step for the rest of the strip. Since this step is relatively simple and repeatitive, I’m not going to get into the details. Here are the screenshots of the steps:
4. Masking
Organize the layers into groups (ie. strip 1, 2, 3, 4).
Load selection from the shapes you created in step 1 and add a layer mask for each group (so you get a perfect smooth curve).
5. Shadows
In masked group 1, create a new layer above the strip. Use the Gradient tool and drag from the top to bottom to create a black gradient.
Repeat this step for the other strips.
6. Highlights
To make highlighted and glossy areas: create a round glowing circle, compress it, and rotate it in the angle according to your strip’s direction.
7. Line Strokes
To make line strokes: load a selection of the mask, create a new layer, fill it with black, shift the selection to the left by 1 or 2 pixels, delete the selected area by pressing the Delete key.
8. Final Touches
To make the image look more interesting, desaturated the two strips in the back.
Bonus Tips
The Photoshop warp tool is very useful when creating any sort of twisting and bending graphic effects. The following examples illustrate some of the things that you can do with the warp tool. Have fun!
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279 Matt http://www.websitesdesigned.co.uk
August 23rd, 2010 at 8:41 am
This is a great and inspirational post. I can really visualise photos that I’ve taken in a photo strip like this. Great for displaying your portfolio in a quirky and unusual way. Thanks!
278 Dr.Salt
August 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Wish these were videos- not good at reading instructions… =[
277 Caio Oliveira http://caiooliveira.consensostudio.com.br
August 7th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Really nice tutorial, quite simple but with an awesome result.
Great website by the way.
276 @meeehehe
July 8th, 2010 at 11:23 am
simply marvelous. thanks
275 robin http://chairila06.student.ipb.ac.id
July 7th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
very usefull tutorial… thats great i can make something like that.., need creativity to make like this…
thanks
274 Tess http://viuu.co.uk
June 28th, 2010 at 4:37 am
Realy nice step by step tutorial with a great end result
Thanks for this post.
273 Abhilash Thekkel http://tgoden.com/
June 28th, 2010 at 2:27 am
Thanks.. this is easier than i thought.
272 AxiomDesigns http://www.axiomdesigns.com
June 27th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Very helpful Tutorial THX
271 Web Dizajn Studio http://www.design21th.com
June 26th, 2010 at 7:38 am
Very nice!
270 Web Design LA http://www.spinxwebdesign.com/
June 24th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Truly creative work. liked color combination and way of design.